Combination limb-support.



A. G. WALTERS (Q A. J. CASEY.

COMBINATION LIMB SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED -NOV.29. l9l6.

1,285,500. Pawnted Nov. 19, 1918.

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ANNA G. WALTERS, 0F ANAHEIM, AND ARTHUR J. CASEY, OF LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA.

COMBINATION LIlVIB-SUPPORT.

Application filed November 29, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ANNA Cr. WALTERS and ARTHUR J. CASEY, both citizens of the United States, the former residing at Anaheim, in the county of Orange and State of California, and the latter residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Combination Limb-Support, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to thecare and preservation of orchard or other trees, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a new and useful means for supporting the limbs of a tree, this invention being especially applicable to the support of limbs which are heavily loaded with fruit.

There are on the market at the present time several forms of limb support, and our invention differs from these forms in that the limb is supported in a smooth and properly shaped sheet metal member, so that there is no chafing or wear on the limb with its corresponding likelihood of injury to the tree.

Further objects and advantages will be made evident hereinafter.

Referring to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our invention as applied to a tree.

Fig. 2 is a side view of our invention, a portion thereof being shown in section to better illustrate the invention.

Fig. 3 is a front view.

In the form of the invention illustrated in the drawings, a column 11 is provided, this column being supported on the ground and extending up through the foliage of the tree. The column 11 consists of a wooden pole, this pole extending up alongside various limbs, a portion of one of which is shown at 12. For the purpose of supporting the limbs a support 13 is provided, this support consisting of asheet metal member having lips 14 formed at either side and having a pocket 15 formed at one end, the central portion 16 of said support being bent to a radius slightly larger than the largest of Bpeoification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

Serial No. 134,203.

the limbs which are to be supported. An apron 17 is formed on the opposite end from the pocket 15, this apron extending up and resting against the pole 11. For the purpose of supporting the support 13, a wire member 20 is provided, this wire member having a bend 21 in its center and having two parallel limbs 22 extending around under the support 13 to a point 23, the two limbs crossing each other at this point and being spread apart to form arms 24 which extend up on either side of the pole 11 and terminate in prongs 25, these prongs being sharpened so that they will sink into the wood of the pole 11 whenever the weight of the limb 12 is placed in the support 13.

In the use of our invention, the poles 11 are run upwardly through the tree, and the supports are placed on the poles 11 at convenient points for supporting the limbs 12. The wire member 20 forms a very convenient means for attaching the support 13 to the pole 11.

We claim as our invention 1. A limb support comprising a column; a sheet metal support so shaped as to partly encircle a limb; a pocket formed on said support; a wire member bent to engage said support, said wire member extending into said pocket; and prongs formed on said wire member for engaging said column.

2. A limb support comprising a column, a sheet metal member having a pocket formed at one end, the central portion of said member being bent to receive a limb, an apron formed on the opposite end of said member extending upwardly and resting against the column and a wire member for engaging and supporting said sheet metal member, said wire member extending into the pocket in the sheet metal member and having arms which extend on either side of the column and prongs formed on the ends of said arms for engaging into said column.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands at Los Angeles, California, this 31st day of October, 1916.

ANNA G. WALTERS. ARTHUR J. CASEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

